Q 01/05

Which art movement is Renoir most associated with?

A) Expressionism

B) Pointillism

C) Impressionism

D) Romanticism

Answer · why

C) Impressionism

He showed six paintings at the First Impressionist Exhibition in April 1874.

Q 02/05

In which French city was Renoir born in 1841?

A) Rouen

B) Lyon

C) Limoges

D) Marseille

Answer · why

C) Limoges

His tailor father moved the family to Paris in 1844, a short walk from the Louvre.

Q 03/05

Which of Renoir's sons became a celebrated film director?

A) Edmond

B) Pierre

C) Claude

D) Jean

Answer · why

D) Jean

He made La Grande Illusion and The Rules of the Game; brother Pierre was an actor, Claude a ceramicist.

Q 04/05

At what age did Renoir leave school to apprentice at a porcelain factory?

A) 15

B) 13

C) 16

D) 18

Answer · why

B) 13

His singing teacher had been the composer Charles Gounod, then choirmaster at St Roch.

Q 05/05

Under which teacher did Renoir study in 1862, meeting Monet, Sisley and Bazille?

A) Charles Gleyre

B) Thomas Couture

C) Jean-Léon Gérôme

D) Gustave Courbet

Answer · why

A) Charles Gleyre

Gleyre's Paris studio was the incubator of the Impressionist circle.